2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage
The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage matches took place between 16 September and 10 December 2008.Clubs from the same association were paired up to split the matchdays between Tuesday and Wednesday.The exceptions were Werder Bremen (to the UEFA Cup) and PSV Eindhoven (eliminated).AaB were the lowest-ranked Pot 4 team to qualify for the UEFA Cup Round of 32.Based on paragraph 6.05 in the regulations for the current season, if two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following criteria were applied to determine the rankings:[4] Times are CET/CEST,[note 1] as listed by UEFA (local times are in parentheses).